Big Meadows Road & Big Meadows
15 mi · ▲ 2,068 ft · 6 hr 2 min
Big Meadows Road & Big Meadows is a 15-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. It climbs 2,068 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Big Meadows Road & Big Meadows
15 mi · ▲ 2,068 ft · 6 hr 2 min
Elevation 8,895–9,793 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: Big Meadows Road · 40.04986, -106.03059
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 75°F / low 45° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start on Big Meadows Road, heading SW.
- 7 miSharp right onto Big Meadows, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Big Meadows Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Big Meadows Road, heading SE.
- 7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~174 min). Leave by 4:18 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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